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Punctuation Errors

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    Challenges students to identify and correct punctuation errors in various sentences.
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  • What is wrong with this sentence? Would you like to eat some cupcakes.
    needs a question mark not period
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  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? Having been queen for over 69 years; Queen Elizabeth is a great queen.
    comma instead of semi-colon
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  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? Youre a fan of the Yankees.
    apostrophe needed in you're
  •  15
  • What is the punctuation error in this sentence? I went to the store to buy the following; milk, cakes, and potato chips.
    colon after following
  •  15
  • What punctuation is missing? My mom is going to be eighty four years old.
    hyphen in between eighty and four
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  • What punctuation is needed? I went to the Dandenong park  the cinema and the shopping mall.
    commas after park, cinema,
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  • What's wrong with this sentence? Wow. I can't believe you just did that!
    exclamation point after wow
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  • What is the punctuation error? However hard the question is. it's best to take a guess.
    comma after is
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  • What is the error in this sentence? The dentist asked. "Did you brush your teeth?"
    comma after asked
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  • What is the error in this sentence? "When are we going to the movie." I asked?
    question mark goes after movie not asked
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  • What is wrong with the punctuation in this sentence? Where are the childs toys?
    apostrophe before the s
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  • What is wrong with the punctuation in this sentence? I think my brothers girlfriend is ready to go to the gym.
    apostrophe after brother
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  • What is the error in this sentence? I believe its time to go to bed.
    apostrophe needed in it's
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